Monk seal sunbathing in Samos
enikos.gr — A young, 2-year old monk seal, has lately found her home in the beautiful beaches of the Greek island of Samos, where, because of […]
Month: August 2015
Refugees cross unhindered into FYROM; trains, buses await
Reuters — Hundreds of migrants crossed unhindered from Greece into Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Sunday after overwhelmed security forces appeared to abandon […]
UK police release identity of young man who died in Malia
(Daily Mail )– A gifted sportsman from a top public school died after an assault outside a club on Crete as he awaited his A-level […]
3 million euro in National Road speeding fines
Thousands of drivers have paid over €3million in fines after they were caught speeding on the National Road by one of 36 speed cameras along […]
Greek opposition leaders weigh coalition despite crises, poll pressure
Reuters — Greek opposition politicians embarked on Saturday on the laborious and apparently futile exercise of trying to form a new government, oblivious to pressure […]
Refugee children caught up in clashes at the Greek – FYROM border
TIME — Hundreds of migrants trying to cross the border from Greece to (FYRO)Macedonia clashed with police lines on Friday, just a day after Macedonia […]
Varoufakis: I will not be a candidate with a party that would aim to implement the agreement
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he will not be a candidate with a party that tries to implement the 13 July decision in […]
Syriza rebels form new party
BBC — Rebels from Greece’s governing left-wing Syriza are to break away and form a new party. Prime Minister and Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras stood […]
New Democracy’s Meimarakis says he will resist Tsipras rush to polls
New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis indicated on Thursday night that he will use his party’s constitutional right to try to form a government, even a […]
July was Earth’s hottest month in recorded history
CBS — The latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has determined that globally, July was the hottest month since record keeping began […]
Alexis Tsipras resigns: ‘I am proud of the battle I have fought’ – video
The Guardian — Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, announces his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for snap elections next month. The debt-crippled […]
Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election. Mr Tsipras, who was only elected in January, said he […]
Holidaymaker spends thousands bringing home from Crete stray dog who came to her rescue.
Daily Mail — A British woman saved by a stray dog from an attack in Greece has spent thousands of pounds to bring the animal […]
Moving the goalposts — Fraport now asks for better terms to run regional airports
Fraport claims it has difficulty raising investment funding due to the high risk involved. Therefore, raising the agreed 1.23 billion euros before the end of 2015 […]
Greece halts activity at Eldorado gold mine
Reuters — The Greek government has temporarily halted work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms, […]